Kotoura-san

Kotoura-san goes the “full circle” route with its finale, and all in all pulls it off pretty well. I said last week that I was glad Kotoura-san didn’t end with episode 11. It was easily the weakest of the season and certainly not how I want to remember this series, […] Read more

Looking for a bright side, at least Kotoura-san will have a chance to go out on a better note than it would have if this were the final episode. I have an awful lot of affection for Kotoura-san so I’d rather not dwell too much on this episode, because it […] Read more

Whether you’re a psychic or not, it should never come as a surprise that everyone in life is pursuing their own agenda. I think one of the more interesting questions of Kotoura-san, to quote from Watergate days, is “What did Kotoura-san know and when did she know it?” There are […] Read more

There’s just no two ways about it – Kotoura-san is a very strange show. It’s not as though this is a series that’s been able to shock the audience with its serious tone once the premiere was in the books. That was a one-time deal – once the cat was […] Read more

You didn’t think we were going to get through a whole episode scot-free from angst, did you? You know, every time Mori-san dares to act haughty in the slightest, it really burns me. And when she’s used in the tired cliche of beating on the male lead, it positively makes […] Read more

Among the many things I like about Kotoura-san, I have to give it full credit for this one – it continues to surprise me. As I mentioned last week, the thing I was really worried about in this edition of Kotoura-san is what was going to happen with Kumiko (Haruka’s […] Read more

On the whole, this episode went a long ways towards reassuring me that Kotoura-san knows what’s it doing. This is a funny series, in both senses of the word. It’s usually funny when it tries to be funny, and it’s funny in that it’s weird – the tonal composition is […] Read more

Is this a new beginning for Kotoura-san, or just a change-of-pace? It’s fitting that this episode started with Kotoura settling into her new apartment, reflecting on the events that led up to that moment, before flashing “The End” as the boxes fell on top of her. That’s because for me […] Read more

Kotoura-san is still the best non-sequel of the season, but it’s pretty clear that the issues that keep it from reaching greatness aren’t going away anytime soon. It’s a shame the folks at AIC don’t have some paranormal abilities themselves, because if they’d known how well this series would be […] Read more

After three episodes it’s safe to conclude that Kotoura-san is a series that isn’t going to pull many punches. This is going to be another mostly glowing review, so let me get my one quibble out of the way first to clear the decks for happier things. I have a […] Read more